The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-10-22
BASQUES FOR WINTER.
Novel styles Design"d by New Nork's Lead
ing DTr,smakrrs.

NoNtl SD les pfAiglt'tl bN new hOfk = f4fhu-
ing Drr,.makrrs.
The now blSqur- are noticeable for
their elaborate front trimmings. many
of them beng drapod full from the
shoulders down, oven though made of
heavy cloth or other thick fabric. The
full surplicc effect is used even when
there II a vest or plastron. and the
Greek drapcry coming from the right
shoulder to the left side of the waist is
seen on supple woolcns, on silks and
on volycts. II is no unusual thing TO
see cloth or camel s-hair basqucs with
three large plaits on each shoulder
tapcriug To- the mcr.,t edge of folds at
the waist line, with the space filled in
with II gathered or plated sill, vest, or
with one of velvet or plush, quite
smooth, but richly embroidered or doc
grated with pasScmcntcric. Shrrrd
cloth fronts are also made with clusters
of gathers at the top and at the waist
line, yet are not clumsy, rs they are
well held in shape by points and V
shaped vest of steel or silver cord pas
scmcntcrie; there are also yoke fronts
ofthc heaviest velvet with the wool gath
cred on the lower edge Some pretty
bOdiccS without vests are gathered all
across the top of the front, on each
shoulder, and below the collar. and
this fulncsN is held below hy a pointed
girdle that shapes the end of the bodice.
The drcsS-coat collar rolled low beside
q vest is seen ON French costumes as
we'll rs ON English gowns and Jackets.
and promises to bc popular, because it,
graceful outlines can bc varied to suit
both slender and stout figures.
Vests of silk are drapcd in diagonal
folds in the way thinner silks were
used during the summer. Velvet,
however, remains the favoritc ma
tcrial for the vest and standing
collar or at least for the front of
the collar, while the back is of
wool like the basque. Oddly shaped
rcvcrs are made of the dress good,
sometimes 10y tapping it in n single
thrcc-corncrcd shape on the left at the
top. AMI again 10y turning it back ON
the right side. 4 simple design for
thcviot or cloth baSqucs has the fronts
nearly meeting over band of velvet.
and held together 10y ball buttons at
tachcd 10 the ends of bits Of soutachc
an inch and a quarter in length. passed
through button holes, row of but
ton holes being worked along each
edge or the fronts. This is prcttilv
shown on brown. red and blue mixed
Chcviot over brown velvet band.
with brown buttons and soutachc; the
position back has buttons and holes
FOR its trimming. and the cutlS of the
coat sleeves have ten or twelve but
tons in pairs up the outer seam. The
back of the basqucs i by each of the
four forms being doubled below the
waist line. shaped into leaf points.
faced with contrasting material. and
edged with braid. I'm many dresses
the back drapery of the skirt is hooked
up on the middle forms of basque.
which slopes out gradually over The
tournurc The pointed giriles that
trim the front sometimes extend only
To the darts. but are most becoming
when reaching back to the undcr-arm
seams. PasScmc- 'rie ornaments form
this giplle on rich dresses. while others
are merely of the velvet used in COM
binltion. or of the striped fabric seen
in the skirt Coat sleeves of casy-ht-
ting shape. with very simple cuG,. are
on dresses uf thick stufls. Small round
crochctcd and hasket-woven buttons
fastcn French dgrsscS. with sometimes
buttons of much larger size set about
for ornament only. or perhaps to hold
n single rcvcrs. or 10 define the waist
-HdrpcT's Basar.